Michael Coyle (politician)

Michael Coyle
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry
In office 1 September 2002 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Arthur Doherty
Succeeded by	Francie Brolly
Personal details
Born	5 August 1948 (1948-08-05) (age 63) Dungiven
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party

Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom and in 1993 was co-opted on to Limavady Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representative.^[1]

Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003, but was not elected.^[2]

References

1. ^ Biography - Michael Coyle, Northern Ireland Assembly
2. ^ East Londonderry, Northern Ireland Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Arthur Doherty	MLA for Londonderry, East 2002 - 2003	Succeeded by Francie Brolly

Persondata
Name	Coyle, Michael
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Date of birth	5 August 1948
Place of birth	Dungiven
Date of death
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